The top Google links didn't mention Shakespeare's Shylock, which I always understood to be the origin. It turns out there is some disagreement between this orig

The top Google links didn't mention Shakespeare's Shylock, which I always understood to be the origin. It turns out there is some disagreement between this origin and a German word. http://observer.com/2003/04/national-review-and-shyster-heaven/ http://observer.com/2003/04/national-review-and-shyster-heav...